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Conrad the Red
(Encyclopedia)Conrad the Red, d. 955, duke of Lotharingia (Lorraine; 944–53). A Franconian adherent of the German king Otto I (later Holy Roman emperor), he was made duke of Lotharingia and married Otto's daughte...Constantine the Great
(Encyclopedia)Constantine the Great: see Constantine I, Roman emperor. ...Albert the Bear
(Encyclopedia)Albert the Bear, c.1100–1170, first margrave of Brandenburg (1150–70). He was a loyal vassal of Holy Roman Emperor Lothair II, who, as duke of Saxony, helped him take (1123) Lower Lusatia and the ...Geoffroy the Elder
(Encyclopedia)Geoffroy the Elder: see Geoffroy, Étienne François. ...Frederick the Fair
(Encyclopedia)Frederick the Fair, c.1286–1330, German antiking (1314–26), duke of Austria, son of Albert I, German king. On the death of Henry VII, Holy Roman emperor and German king, the split between the supp...Frederick the Great
(Encyclopedia)Frederick the Great: see Frederick II, king of Prussia. ...Frederick the Warlike
(Encyclopedia)Frederick the Warlike: see Frederick I, elector of Saxony. ...Frederick the Wise
(Encyclopedia)Frederick the Wise: see Frederick III, elector of Saxony. ...Great Elector, the
(Encyclopedia)Great Elector, the: see Frederick William. ...Grateful Dead, The
(Encyclopedia)Grateful Dead, The, American rock music group formed in 1965 by guitarists Jerry Garcia, 1942–95, and Bob Weir, 1947–, harmonica player Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, 1945–73, bassist Phil Lesh, 194...Browse by Subject
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